Helping People of Africa to Eradicate Guinea Worm Disease
Simple and low-cost strategies against Dracunculus medinensis, a disease that inflicts pain and suffering to the most "wounded" continent of all.
Dec 20, 2011
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Stavroula Dimitropoulos
Cholera – Symptoms and Treatment
Cholera is an acute infection of the small intestine, and it can be life-threatening. The disease thrives more easily in underdeveloped countries.
Dec 7, 2011
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Scott Hayden
Hospital Infections: Doctors' Ties and Privacy Curtains Examined
Research suggests that both doctors' neckties and privacy curtains may contribute to the spread of hospital-acquired infections such as MRSA.
Sep 29, 2011
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Wendy A.M. Prosser
World Rabies Day 2011
World Rabies Day is September 28. More than 55,000 human deaths occur annually as a result of infection with rabies virus.
Sep 19, 2011
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K Gilbert
Is Gonorrhea Our New Superbug?
Gonorrhea may be joining such diseases as MRSA and be labeled as a superbug.
Aug 18, 2011
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Susan Struck
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Wendy A.M. Prosser is a freelance health and science writer and editor.